Long-Range Plan reflection

In reading through the long-range plan for technology, I again was forced to realize just how much I need to learn in order to be the most effective and efficient administrator, as it relates to technology. Coming away from the plan, I feel that the largest "nugget of truth" gained through my reading is the urgency to emphasize, more than anything, the vital need for the immense amount of infrastructure required to, not only implement and "usher in" this 21st century goal, but maintain and continually update & upgrade our systems as the industry changes and the never-ending amount of "new & improved" technology "enters the arena."

As a 21st century administrator, you cannot "put your head in the sand" and just expect to stick with the 'status-quo' way of doing things. Delegating your technology tasks to others around you just isn't going to work anymore. The administrator of today's and the future's schools must not only welcome (with open arms) new personal learning in the area of technology, but must continually encourage and expect her staff to do the same. Only then, will we be able to provide our students and communities with the best.